Monday, December 22nd, is the last school day before this year¡¯s winter break at Harvard-Westlake. Then there will be a two-week break from the 23rd to January 5th next year, including Christmas and New Year.
Ye Wei, who had been away from school for many days, came back today with hundreds of DVDs. He was not a pirated DVD dealer. All the discs were copies of "Dance of Angels" and included the 13-minute feature film with the end credits, as well as some highlights. Selected behind-the-scenes footage.
Every member of the Dream-Chasing Alliance, old principals and other teachers who have contributed will have one!
After the whole school assembly in the morning, the utility room on the first floor of the academic center was bustling with activity. The members who had received the text message and took advantage of the X time to come to collect copies were almost crowded here. Everyone was very excited. Lev was going to open it. TV set.
"Let's show Brother Wei's amazing work now!"
¡°Cool!¡±, ¡°Awesome!¡± Everyone can¡¯t wait to watch it right away.
"Wait, it's not today." Ye Wei stopped them, looked at the surprised people, and said with a smile: "You know, Ramo Willis agreed to help, Bruce Willis will see this The short film should be just before Christmas. The specific time has not yet been determined. When it is determined, we will watch it together at the same time, just like the premiere of a movie. Isn¡¯t it wonderful?¡±
"Of course you can watch it first, I can understand your hunger, and you can watch it again when the time comes, haha, it doesn't matter if you watch the classic a few times."
The young people were both interested and anxious. Lev sighed loudly: "Oh my God, Brother Wei, how could you come up with such a cool idea, but I'm afraid I'll be suffocated before watching it simultaneously!"
It¡¯s not just him, many people are scratching their heads and faces in anxiety, God!
Lily, who was also here, smiled and felt that she could understand him. This was a sacred ceremony. She nodded and said, "Okay, I will watch it simultaneously, and I will also ask my family to watch it together."
¡°I can do it too, it¡¯s a great idea.¡± Trieste also expressed her support.
When the two beauties spoke, the boys dared not refuse, even though the CD in their hands was more disturbing than a CD containing Angelina Jolie's sex tape
It¡¯s urgent! VIY really tortures people!
"Will it be Christmas Eve?" Bud asked, "Our family plays "It's a Wonderful Life" every Christmas Eve, and I'm already sick of it."
His words made everyone feel the same. There are many families who perform "It's a Wonderful Life" every year. Let's do "Dance of Angels" this year!
Ye Wei replied: "I'm not sure yet. Once it's confirmed, I'll text everyone as soon as possible." He smiled, "Remember, it's best not to join in the sneak escape!"
Everyone nodded, but there were also a few people who were secretly thinking about it, planning to watch it when they get home today, and then watch it for the second time, hehe!
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??It was around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Wei and Lily were hanging out by the football field on campus, chatting.
"Last week, the second football team lost you to Agoura High School 0:3. I watched it for a while and it was so bad. Coach Kerrioni was so angry that he kicked away several water bottles."
"I know, Agula lost. Those guys really didn't live up to expectations. Hey! Last year we beat them 5:1. Now we are better. They can brag about their revenge."
"Then you can lead the team back next year."
"I'm not sure. Once I have to film, I'm really busy. You know, I've been a little neglectful of my family recently. I go out early every day and come back late. My mother said Duoduo said, 'My brother is missing!' 'Oh that little sweetpea can't live a day without her brother.'
Suddenly at this time, Ye Wei's cell phone vibrated with an incoming call. He quickly took it out and took a look, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "It's Lamo!"
"Hi, Ramo, is there any good news?" he asked with a smile after getting through, his heart hanging in a knot. Lily next to her stared slightly, looking forward to it.
"The old man promised to watch it, but it will be on Christmas Eve. He is in Las Vegas and can't watch it. When will you give me the DVD?"
"That's great, Yiha!" Ye Wei cheered happily. Lily breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. He said again: "I'll give it to you after school. Where?"
"In front of your school. One more thing, it depends on your choice. Our family will spend Christmas Eve at the Caesars Palace Hotel in Vegas. Around 8:00, we will leave the suite and go play. It is also at that time that we will watch short films. 10 minutes, right? I told the old man that you would come and watch it together, and then leave. The old man's reaction was not very violent, and he didn't say yes or no, so you can come and see the situation then, okay? "
"Of course, I'm going, I'm going!" Ye Wei was really overjoyed, "This opportunity is so rare, Lamo, thank you!"
"Well, you do it"??Get ready, it's better to be like last time, you did well that time. "
"Yes, I will."
After ending the call, Ye Wei immediately told Lily the good news, "This is great. If Willis approves the short film, I can take the opportunity to explain and lobby. It's great."
"Ramo is such a surprise." Lily was also very happy, but suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but frown: "Then you won't be able to spend time with your family on Christmas Eve?"
Ye Wei was startled, it seemed that he was, his mood was a bit complicated, but he smiled as if he didn't care: "It's nothing, Christmas is really not a major holiday in my family, we also have Chinese New Year. So it's nothing, I will go to gamble on the 24th City, come back on Christmas day, and we can spend the holidays together.¡±
Lily looked encouraging and wished, "Wei, you will definitely succeed! Go and win it!"
"Yes, this game is the biggest stage in my life so far!"
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After confirming the "release time", Ye Wei immediately sent a group text message to everyone: "At 8:00 on Christmas Eve, we agree that you and Willis will watch "Dance of Angels" simultaneously!"
Everyone who received the text message was very excited, Willis, a Hollywood superstar! Willis, Hollywood superstar!
After school, Ye Wei successfully handed over 20 DVDs to Ramo. There were two reasons for giving so many. One was to prevent any of them from being damaged or lost, and there were other good ones. The other was to hope that she would send them out. Give one to any big shot you see and say a few nice words, "This is a short film by a talented young man who is looking for opportunities." and so on.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Opportunities are created in this way. If it weren¡¯t for the lack of time and the copy couldn¡¯t be made, he would give her 200 copies.
In addition, he has also given it to Anna's family and Ms. June. They all thought it was very good after watching it. They are waiting for "It's Daisy's fault" to watch it. Ms. June said it would be possible around Christmas.
He also sent a courier to Attorney Salton, Mike Arndt and others, and everyone took good care of it.
After school that day, winter vacation officially begins.
Few wealthy students like Harvard-Westlake would stay in Los Angeles for the holidays. Their families had already made vacation plans, so that night, the DVD of "Dance of Angels" appeared on dozens of planes. The host family has flown to various parts of the United States, as well as Canada, Europe and Asia.
Lily also flew to New York with her mother Tawarman, carrying a special CD with Ye Wei's autograph and special acknowledgments.
At the same time, in Brentwood, where many houses were darkened, the Ye family was still brightly lit.
Ye Haogen and Gu Qiao already know about Ye Wei's Vegas itinerary, so they naturally support it. If it were before, their family would fly directly to the casino to spend Christmas there and have fun for a few days. But it¡¯s really not this year. Even if they drive there, they can¡¯t afford to spend much money on food, accommodation and entertainment, so Vegas is really not a good choice.
So only Ye Wei booked a ticket for four o'clock in the afternoon on the 24th. He originally wanted to take the Greyhound bus, but his parents scolded him as soon as he said it. How much cheaper would that be? One hundred dollars? That¡¯s not how you save money!
He then thought about it, taking a bus for 7 or 8 hours, it would be very dusty, and it was really not good to meet big people like this, so he chose to fly.
After returning to the room, Ye Wei started packing his luggage in advance. The most important thing was of course the various copywriting materials for "Dance of Angels". Who knows if there will be a chance for Willis to take a look? It¡¯s always a good idea to bring it.
"Brother, brother!" Suddenly, Duoduo shouted and rushed in, followed closely by Toto, "Are we going to have a big dinner on Christmas Eve?" Her little face was full of anticipation.
"You guys eat, I'm going to Las Vegas on Christmas Eve." Ye Wei flipped through a stack of storyboards and put them in the black suitcase, "There is an opportunity for my brother there."
Duoduo didn¡¯t understand. She pouted her lips unhappily and followed him around, ¡°Can you take me with you?¡±
"No, it's a matter of work." Ye Wei smiled and stroked her head, "It's not for fun."
"But isn't there no work on Christmas Eve? The whole family sits together, eats, chats, and watches TV?" Duoduo's eyes became misty. Why did her brother have to work that day?
"Yes, you are right, but this time the situation is special" Ye Wei suddenly slapped his forehead, dumbfounded as to why he was telling a child this, he laughed and said: "Well, I can't lie to you, actually. I¡¯m going on a date with a girl and I really can¡¯t take you with me.¡±
"Is it Lily?" Duoduo's expression changed, as if she was panicked.
"Well, it's her."
"Is she going to steal you?"Duoduo suddenly choked up, and Toto next to her immediately lowered her tail and twisted her ears to one side.
Ye Wei couldn't help laughing, put down the document in his hand, bent down and picked her up, pinched her chubby cheeks, and said with a smile: "Little sweetpea, no one can take me away. I will always be your brother and will always protect you." Looking after you! I¡¯ll be back on Christmas Day, with gifts!¡±
"What gift?" Duoduo blinked her eyes.
"I haven't bought it yet!" Ye Wei looked at her, feeling that he owed a lot, and said decisively: "Tomorrow, my brother will be yours all day long, and Toto too! I will take you to the Getty Center to play!"
"Okay!" Duoduo nodded repeatedly, and then she smiled a little, but she was still a little unhappy. The whole family should be together on Christmas Eve
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The 23rd passed happily, and the calendar turned to December 24th, the day before Christmas.
Just after noon, Ye Wei was preparing to head to Los Angeles International Airport.
Although he would go home tomorrow if nothing unexpected happened, Gu Qiao still carefully packed a box of clothes, daily necessities, etc. for him, and she didn't know how many times she told him. When he went out, she said again Over and over: "Las Vegas is colder than Los Angeles, especially at night. Remember to put on some clothes to avoid freezing yourself."
"Okay, okay!" Ye Wei waved his hands impatiently, but in fact he felt warm in his heart. After saying goodbye to his mother, Duoduo and Toto, he got into the Volkswagen SUV driven by his father and looked through the window. The family smiled and waved, "Merry Christmas!"
"Bon voyage!" Gu Qiao said, and Duoduo shouted: "Brother, come back soon!" Toto waggled his tail excitedly and whined loudly.
Reluctantly, the SUV started moving.
Along the way, Ye Haogen was a little silent, while Ye Wei was thinking about things and didn't say much.
It wasn't until nearly an hour later that the vast and empty airport could be seen, and Ye Haogen suddenly said: "Son, daddy is so proud! I have thought about a lot of things to encourage you, but I am afraid of putting pressure on you. If I don't say it, I am even more afraid of you. There is pressure. Again, you are already amazing and we are all proud, so don¡¯t care about success or failure.¡±
"Old guy, I'm fine." Ye Wei in the back row smiled, "I'm really fine, I just feel full of energy!"
"Wei, you are so proud" Ye Haogen said softly.
When the car slowly drove to the busy terminal building, the father and son got out of the car, took out the two suitcases, and Ye Wei was about to walk towards the building full of people.
"Son!" Ye Haogen stopped him, took out a small stack of U.S. dollars from his pocket and stuffed it into his son's hand, "Here is a thousand dollars, take it. When you come back, I don't want to see them again, you know Well, there are too many fun things in Las Vegas, take them out!¡±
"Wow" Ye Wei exclaimed, looking at the banknotes and his father, pretending to be shocked: "Are you inciting your son to hire a prostitute?"
"You brat!" Ye Haogen hit him on the head angrily, "I mean, gambling!"
"Dad, I have no interest in gambling. Instead of expecting luck to come to you, it's better to look for luck yourself." Ye Weixiao said, but he accepted the thousand yuan because if he didn't accept it, his father would definitely be unhappy. Yes, but he wasn't going to spend money lavishly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will call a beautiful escort girl."
"Haha, you brat, you choose!"
At that moment, Ye Wei hugged his father, then dragged two suitcases towards the busy terminal building with a firm gaze.